Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

1K quotes · Politician, Philosopher, Orator

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Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

Politician, Philosopher, Orator

Courageous

“The impulse which directs to right conduct, and deters from crime, is not only older than the ages of nations and cities, but coeval with that Divine Being who sees and rules both heaven and earth.”

Age Cities Heaven

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

Politician, Philosopher, Orator

Compassionate

“This is our special duty, that if anyone specially needs our help, we should give him such help to the utmost of our power.”

Giving Inspirational Justice

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Angry

“A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy.”

Happiness States

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Wise

“The judgment of posterity is truer, because it is free from envy and malevolence.”

Envy Judgment

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Love

“The first bond of society is marriage.”

Firsts Marriage Wedding

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Love

“Nature has inclined us to love men.”

Men Brotherhood

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Philosophical

“Pleasure blinds (so to speak) the eyes of the mind, and has no fellowship with virtue.”

Mind Eye

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Angry

“When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast, as Cato would have us do. But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand, as Pompey does." "Perhaps you would have us climb a tree!”

Hands Animal History

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Wise

“The eyes, like sentinels, hold the highest place in the body. [Lat., Oculi, tanquam, speculatores, altissimum locum obtinent.]”

Eye Body Sentinels

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Wise

“We must not say that every mistake is a foolish one.”

Mistake Success

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Philosophical

“Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.”

Justice Remember

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Love

“It is virtue, virtue, which both creates and preserves friendship. On it depends harmony of interest, permanence, fidelity.”

Real Friendship Virtue

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